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banditry

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The merchant refused to travel in the region due to the ongoing banditry.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: banditism

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the practice of plundering in gangs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plundering, pillage, pillaging

History

Etymology

From bandit + -ry.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: бандыты́зм (bandytýzm) — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • Bulgarian: бандити́зъм (banditízǎm) — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • French: banditisme — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • German: Banditentum — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • Italian: brigantaggio — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • Italian: banditismo — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • Japanese: 盗賊 (tōzoku) — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • Korean: 도적 (dojeok) — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • Latin: latrōcinium — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • Polish: bandyctwo — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • Polish: bandytyzm — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • Portuguese: banditismo — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • Russian: бандити́зм (banditízm) — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • Turkish: haydutluk — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • Ottoman Turkish: حیدودلق (haydudluk) — acts characteristic of a bandit
  • Ukrainian: бандити́зм (bandytýzm) — acts characteristic of a bandit